RT Article
T1 Belief in Redeemability and Punitive Public Opinion: “Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal” Revisited
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 6
SP 712
OP 732
A1 Burton, Alexander L.
A2 Cullen, Francis T. 1951-
A2 Burton, Velmer S.
A2 Butler, Leah C.
A2 Graham, Amanda
A2 Thielo, Angela J.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767863721
AB In 2009, Maruna and King presented results from a British survey showing that the public’s belief in the redeemability of people who committed offenses curbed their level of punitiveness. Based on a 2017 national survey in the United States (n = 1,000), the current study confirms that redeemability is negatively related to punitive attitudes. In addition, the analyses reveal that this belief predicts support for rehabilitation and specific inclusionary policies (i.e., ban-the-box in employment, expungement of criminal records, and voting rights for people with a felony conviction). Findings regarding measures for punishment and rehabilitation were confirmed by a 2019 Mechanical Turk (MTurk) survey. These results suggest that beliefs about capacity for change among people who committed offenses are key to understanding crime-control public policy.
K1 Attitudes
K1 Corrections
K1 Public Opinion
K1 Punitiveness
K1 Redeemability
K1 Rehabilitation
DO 10.1177/0093854820913585